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Works Cello

Works Cello

What Violin Concertos is all about

A violin concerto is a concerto for solo violin (quite often, two or much more violins) and instrumental ensemble, customarily orchestra. Such functions have already been composed since the Baroque period, at the time the solo concerto form was firstly created, up throughout the current time.

Several most important composers have contributed for the violin concerto arsenal, along with one of the best known operates including composers by Bach, Barber, Bartók, Beethoven, Berg, Brahms, Bruch, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Paganini, Prokofiev, Schoenberg, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, and Vivaldi. Typically a three-movement function, the main violin concerto have been organized in four movements by many modern day composers, including Shostakovich, Igor Stravinsky, and Berg (in the latter, the first two and last two movements are connected, while using only break coming between the second and third).

In some violin concertos, especially from the Baroque and current period, the violin (or group of violins) is accompanied by a chamber ensemble instead of an orchestra—as an example, Vivaldi's L'estro armonico, actually scored for four violins, two violas, cello, and continuo, and Allan Pettersson's 1st concerto, for violin and string quartet. Some violinist may have started at such a young age and others don't, no matter what age you are, I believe you can be good at one thing when you set your mind to it, anyone can be exceptional when they have the determination, patience and discipline to be an expert at one area specially being a violinist which would take time and a lot of patience to be really good at it.

Monn - Cello Concerto in G Minor - Mov. 1/3

Mahler Das

Mahler Das

Art and Music in History

Art and music has always been an integral part of any society; no matter how basic and primitive or complex and advanced. Art is the cultural output of a society that reflects its attitudes, values, morals, and what it considers ideal and beautiful. Art truly is one of the great measures of a civilization and is a window into what a particular culture thought and valued.

The first art forms that we have recorded go back to ancient times before the classical eras of Greeks and Romans. Venus of Willendorf is estimated to have been created in 20,000 B.C. and is a crude statue which probably represents female fertility. Five thousand years later artistic drawings are created on a cave wall in what is now modern-day France. The art shows animals moving in their natural environment. The first major artists in which we have an extensive amount of work were the Ancient Egyptians. There construction of temples, pyramids, sphinxes are all amazing for a time 2500 years before Christ. Much of there artistic accomplishments stand and can be seen today in museums and the Desert. The most recognized form of ancient art would be the Greek and Roman style which produced stunning temples, coliseums. The ancients were most noted for the architectural achievements. Not much is known about ancient music because nothing survived as record of there achievements. Speculation was that the music was probably folksy and lively depending on the area in which it was played. The ancients set the stage for artistic masters to come.

With the coming of Christianity the arts has a new patron, and the Christian Church and its theology will become the dominate subject of the majority of the artistic and musical creations over the next 1000 years. The influence of Christendom was first observed in the Roman period but not until the Medieval and Romanesque periods did Christianity completely dominate Western art. In music the Church put together different monophonic chants such as the Gregorian chant to celebrate Mass. The composers are unknown and there rhythms derived from Latin texts. The Gothic period started in 1100AD and continued until 1400AD. The greatest achievements of this period would be in architecture. The Gothic Cathedral becomes an icon of the Church's power with its new style including elements such as the pointed arch, the pinnacle, flying buttress, nave, and double aisle. Artwork is almost exclusively controlled by the church and the era brought forth such masterpieces as The Annunciation by Simone Martini, Lamination of Christ by Giotto di Bondone. The music of the Gothic era developed into polyphony and the organum was developed. The Gothic era brought to a close the virtual total control the church had over the arts.

Art reached completely new heights when it was able to break away from the strict controls of the Church in the Renaissance period from 1400-1600. The greatest artists and sculptors in history such as Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci came from the Renaissance. Much of the art was still religious in nature as shown in many of Michelangelo's works but artists like Leonardo were breaking away at times from strictly religious painting as shown in his Mona Lisa. Artists used the same basics as the Gothic artists when it came to line, space, color and formal organization but the humanistic movement of the renaissance brought a whole new aspect to the arts. Humanism brought a different organization of the basic elements of art as used during the Gothic period. Renaissance artists used linear perspective and their colors were brilliantly polychromatic in their paintings. An important tenant held by many renaissance artists was that art must be true to nature. The obsession these artists had with accuracy, creativity and the aesthetic ideal led to one of the most important and beautiful artistic eras of history.

The Baroque and Rococo periods immediately followed the Romantic era, and were full of ornamentation and artistic excess. The term baroque (from Portuguese barroco) translates into "pearl of irregular form". The Baroque period produced such artists as Rembrandt and new uses of shadowing and color became very apparent in paintings. The artistic excess of the Baroque was mostly seen in its architecture which was thought of as an inferior overly ornamentation laden copy of the Renaissance style. The music of the Baroque period emphasized "melodies that were broad and sing able, and harmonies which were rich and full of Pathos. The Baroque period saw the expansion of the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation. Artists such as Rembrandt van Rign were Protestant and Peter Paul Rubens was instrumental in the Catholic response. Great composers such as Handel and Bach came out of this period.

Following the excessiveness of the Baroque came the Classical period which only lasted about fifty years but produced some of the greatest musical talent in History. The Classical period was in response to the excessiveness of the Baroque and stressed perfection of form. Great composers such as Franz Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart came from this era. The classical ideal of perfection of form was exhibited in art, architecture and music. The artistic and architectural accomplishments of the period are not terribly significant other than it inspired the Romantic period as a response. New instruments become commonplace such as the piano, the violin, viola, cello ect... The Classical period's emphasis on perfection, led to some of the most beautiful music in history.

The Romantic period saw a great surge in creativity in the artistic realm and the music just kept on evolving into the beautiful works of Beethoven, Brahms, Mahler and Verdi. The romantic era was one of emotion as the world was going through crisis and change. The Romantic artists emphasized freedom and free expression. Many of the paintings showed revolutionary scenes such as Delacroix's "Liberty Leading People" painting created in 1831. Following the Romantic period was the Impressionist period which was mainly concerned with how light affected color in painting. A lot of landscapes were painted and the artist tried to increase the Romantic effort to create feeling. Famous impressionist artists include Monet, Manet, and Renoir.

After the Impressionist movement the Modernistic movement starts the focus of the artist is on creating things that are new and unique in both music and art. Much of the art is basic and tries to represent emotions and the events that are going on in our technological society.

Art and music throughout the ages has gone through many different stages of development and has had its peaks and downfalls. This class has given me a better understanding of the history of the arts and what I consider to be aesthetically pleasing. I look forward to learning more and will continue to develop artistic appreciation as I expose myself to the arts.

Gustav Mahler - "Das Knaben Wunderhorn" (Simon Rattle, 1998)

Time Greatest

Time Greatest

Greatest Common Factor : Computing It Made Easy - Lucid Explanation Of An Efficient Method With Examples

In Elementary Number Theory, it is significant to find the largest positive integer that divides two or more numbers without remainder.

For example it is useful for reducing vulgar fractions to be in lowest terms.

To see an example, to reduce 203?377 to lowest terms, we need to know that 29 is the largest positive integer that divides 203 and 377.

Then, we can write 203?377 = (7)(29)?(13)(29) = 7?13.

How do we find that 29 is the largest integer that commonly divides 203 and 377 ?

One way is by determining the prime factorizations of the two numbers and comparing factors.

i.e. we need to know 203 = (7)(29) and 377 = (13)(29).

A much more efficient method is the Euclidean algorithm.

The largest positive integer that divides two or more numbers without remainder is called the GREATEST COMMON FACTOR (G.C.F.) of the two or more numbers.

The first method of finding G.C.F. is, by finding the prime factors of the numbers.

The second method based on the Euclidean algorithm, is more efficient and is discussed here.

Its major significance is that it does not require factoring.

G.C.F. is also known as Greatest Common Divisor, G.C.D.

some times it is also called Highest Common Factor, H.C.F.

I Method based on the Euclidean algorithm for finding G.C.F. of two numbers :

STEP 1 :

Divide the bigger number (Dividend) by the smaller number (Divisor) to get some Remainder.

STEP 2 :

Then divide the Divisor (becomes Dividend) by the Remainder (becomes Divisor) to get a new Remainder.

STEP 3 :

Continue the process of dividing the Divisors in succession by the Remainders got, till we get the Remainder zero.

STEP 4 :

The last Divisor is the G.C.F. of the given two numbers.

All these steps are shown at one place as a single unit similar to Long Division.

The method will be clear by the following examples.

Example I(1) :

Find the G.C.F. of the numbers 16 and 30.

Solution :

                 16 ) 30 ( 1
                        16
                      ------
                        14 ) 16 ( 1
                               14
                             ------
                    G.C.F.   2 ) 14 ( 7
                                      14
                                     -------
                                        0
                                     -------

See the Greatest Common Factor finding process presentation given above.

STEP 1 :

We divide the bigger number (Dividend, 30) by the smaller number (Divisor, 16) to get Remainder 14 (quotient being 1).

STEP 2 :

Then, we divide the Divisor (16, becomes Dividend) by the Remainder (14, becomes Divisor) to get a new Remainder 2 (quotient being 1).

STEP 3 :

We continue the process of dividing the Divisors in succession by the Remainders got, till we get the Remainder zero.

we divide the Divisor (14, becomes Dividend) by the Remainder (2, becomes Divisor) to get a new Remainder 0 (quotient being 7).

STEP 4 :

The last Divisor, 2 is the G.C.F. of the given two numbers 16 and 30.

Thus G.C.F. of 16 and 30 = 2. Ans.

Example I(2) :

Find the G.C.F. of the numbers 45 and 120.

Solution :

                 45 ) 120 ( 2
                         90
                       ------
                         30 ) 45 ( 1
                               30
                              ------
                    G.C.F. 15 ) 30 ( 2
                                     30
                                   -------
                                      0
                                   -------

 

See the G.C.F. finding process presentation given above.

120 is divided by 45 to get 30 as remainder (quotient being 2).

In the next stage, 30 is divisor and 45 is dividend.

This division gave 15 as remainder (quotient being 1).

In the next stage, 15 is divisor and 30 is dividend.

This division gave 0 as remainder (quotient being 2).

The last Divisor 15 is the G.C.F. of the given two numbers.

Thus G.C.F. of 45 and 120 = 15. Ans.

Example I(3) :

Find the G.C.F. of the numbers 1066 and 46189.

Solution :

                 1066 ) 46189 ( 43
                           45838
                           ---------
                              351 ) 1066 ( 3
                                      1053
                                      --------
                          G.C.F.      13 ) 351 ( 27
                                                351
                                               -------
                                                   0
                                               -------

 

See the G.C.F. finding process presentation given above.

46189 is divided by 1066 to get 351 as remainder (quotient being 43).

In the next stage, 351 is divisor and 1066 is dividend.

This division gave 13 as remainder (quotient being 3).

In the next stage, 13 is divisor and 351 is dividend.

This division gave 0 as remainder (quotient being 27).

The last Divisor 13 is the G.C.F. of the given two numbers.

Thus G.C.F. of 1066 and 46189 = 13. Ans.

This division method of finding Greatest Common Factor is especially useful for finding the G.C.F.of large numbers.

Imagine doing this example 3, by Prime Factorisation.

You will realise the advantage of this division Process over Prime Factorisation.

II Method of finding G.C.F. of more than two numbers :

 In order to find the G.C.F. of more than two numbers, first find the G.C.F. of any two of them.

Then, find the G.C.F. of the third number and the G.C.F.of the first two numbers, so obtained.

Continue this method, in order, till all the numbers are over.

Let us see some Examples.

Example II(1) :

Find the G.C.F. of the numbers 60, 90, 150.

Solution :

First, let us find the G.C.F. of the numbers 60 and 90.

 

                 60 ) 90 ( 1
                        60
                       ------
             G.C.F. 30 ) 60 ( 2
                              60
                             ------
                               0
                            -------
                   

Thus, G.C.F. of the numbers 60 and 90 = 30

Now let us find the G.C.F. of 30 and 150.

We can see 150 is 5 times 30.

So, G.C.F. of 30 and 150 = 30.

If one of the two numbers is a factor of the other, then that factor is the G.C.F. of the two numbers.

Thus, G.C.F. of the numbers 60, 90, 150 = 30. Ans.

Example II(2) :

Find the G.C.F. of the numbers 70, 210, 315.

Solution :

First, let us find the G.C.F. of the numbers 70 and 210.

We can see 210 is 3 times 70.

So, G.C.F. of 70 and 210 = 70.

Now let us find the G.C.F. of 70 and 315.

                 70 ) 315 ( 4
                        280
                        ------
              G.C.F.  35 ) 70 ( 2
                                70
                               ------
                                  0
                               ------

Thus, G.C.F. of 70 and 315 = 35.

So, G.C.F. of the numbers 70, 210, 315 = 35. Ans.

Example II(3) :

Find the G.C.F. of the numbers 1197, 5320, 4389.

Solution :

First, let us find the G.C.F. of the numbers 1197, 5320.

                 1197 ) 5320 ( 4
                           4788
                           --------
                             532 ) 1197 ( 2
                                     1064
                                     -------
                        G.C.F.     133 ) 532 ( 4
                                               532
                                              -------
                                                  0
                                              -------

Thus, G.C.F. of the numbers 1197 and 5320 = 133.

Now let us find the G.C.F. of 133 and 4389.

 

          G.C.F.  133 ) 4389 ( 33
                              4389
                              --------
                                   0
                              --------

 

Thus, the G.C.F. of 133 and 4389 = 133.

So, The G.C.F. of the numbers 1197, 5320, 4389 = 133. Ans.

Example II(4) :

Find the G.C.F. of the numbers 1701, 2106, 2754.

Solution :

First, let us find the G.C.F. of the numbers 1701, 2106.

                 1701 ) 2106 ( 1
                           1701
                           -------
                             405 ) 1701 ( 4
                                     1620
                                      -------
                            G.C.F.   81 ) 405 ( 5
                                               405
                                              -------
                                                  0
                                              -------

Thus, G.C.F. of the numbers 1701, 2106 = 81

Now let us find the G.C.F. of 81 and 2754.

 

          G.C.F.   81 ) 2754 ( 34
                             2754
                             -------
                                 0
                             -------

 

Thus, the G.C.F. of 81 and 2754 = 81.

SO, The G.C.F. of the numbers 1701, 2106, 2754 = 81. Ans.

For more about G.C.F., go to,

http://www.math-help-ace.com/Greatest-Common-Factor.html

Asha Bhosle's All Time Greatest Hits Part 12

Greats Vol

Greats Vol

Naruto Vol.44 comic book Review (Manga/anime)

Naruto has there newest volume comic book out Vol.44 senjutsu Heir. You can buy this manga volume at your near by book store. If that is not possible then you can even buy it online. if you want anime info on this anime like if your new to this manga/anime

go to Naruto Shippuden`s official U.S Site. you can even go to BizRate - Shop online for Books, if that doesn`t work out for you go to eBay and get your self a cheap one for like only 10m bucks, anyways there are tons of ways to get this brand new naruto manga comic book(trust me you want it).
This comic book for naruto was a great catch for any animelover, like me and you. I would totally, with out a thought in my mind would recommend this comic book for all those killer animelover fans out there and also, for all the people, who go crazy for the manga/anime naruto. This comic manga book is to die for (again trust me).The plot is mostly around jiraiya how he was hiding this important fact from naruto that he even needs to keep it in code.
This comic was so amazing that I had to read it for a second time, well I’m on my third, (trust me).For people who need the rating here it is "Rated “T” for “Teen”.Naruto, Vol. 44 (entitled Senjutsu Heir) begins with a major of one of  the aftermath~s in the plot.I would tell you more about it but I am not going to spoile it for you guys and girls out there.Anyways,  the plot of this comic book really brings out the plot of the whole anime/manga if you ask me.
On top of that, its really cool on how This great volume includes a set of four exclusive stickers.(they are cool trust me, there better then the other ones.)If i had to grade this or score it like, one thought ten.There is no way it wouldn`t be a ten.If you trust me, or if your getting eceited about this book then go get a copy now. (Naruto, Volume. 44 "entitled Senjutsu Heir")

 

 

Now you mite be saying what are some of the let down`s,well the thing about this massive comic book,here`s the truth,(really haven`t i been talking only about the truth anyways i keep getting of track here.)that there is no real Let Down, to me this book really said something to me.Now, on the other hand it might not be the same for you.Let me explain, to some people it might be amazing but to others it might be a waste of money.In the end the choice you make is completely your choice.To me this was a great comic book so think about.

A great comic book if you like action

No real big let down`s

 

(MMA GREATS VOL. 2) FEDOR EMELIANENKO HIGHLIGHTS HD-EPIC CLASSIC

Mozart Great

Mozart Great

10 Mozart Quotes to Celebrate the Birth of an Inspiration

Mozart quotes may very well be some of the most humorous, enlightening and sometimes even morbid quotes around. While it's true one might not associate comedy or morbidity with Mozart, the fact of the matter is that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was not just a musical genius, he was quite the character. As we celebrate his birth this month, let us get to know him better with these ten quotes.

1. "To talk well and eloquently is a very great art, but that an equally great one is to know the right moment to stop."

2. "Melody is the essence of music. I compare a good melodist to a fine racer, and counterpoints to hack post-horses."

3. "I must give you a piece of intelligence that you perhaps already know -- namely, that the ungodly arch-villain Voltaire has died miserably like a dog -- just like a brute. That is his reward!"

4. "All I insist on, and nothing else, is that you should show the whole world that you are not afraid. Be silent; but when it is necessary, speak and speak in such a way that people will remember it."

5. "One must not make oneself cheap here - that is a cardinal point - or else one is done. Whoever is most impertinent has the best chance."

6. "I write as a sow piddles."

7. "I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings."

8. "I thank my God for graciously granting me the opportunity of learning that death is the key which unlocks the door to our true happiness."

9. "We say that the hour of death cannot be forecast, but when we say this we imagine that hour as placed in an obscure and distant future. It never occurs to us that it has any connection with the day already begun or that death could arrive this same afternoon, this afternoon which is so certain and which has every hour filled in advance."

10. "When I am, as it were, completely myself, entirely alone, and of good cheer - say traveling in a carriage, or walking after a good meal, or during the night when I cannot sleep - it is on such occasions that my ideas flow best, and most abundantly. Whence and how they come, I know not, nor can I force them."

A look inside the mind of a genius -- it's not something we come across often. As we remember the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart this month, let's reflect on how faceted his character was with these Mozart quotes above.

Mozart's Great Mass in C Minor- Kyrie